The Essential Kansas

Compilation by Kansas

Released 28 August 2008
SpotifyApple Music

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Carry On Wayward Son
    5:22
    3.7 ★
  • 2
    Song for America
    10:01
    5.0 ★
  • 3
    The Wall
    4:48
    3.4 ★
  • 4
    Lonely Street
    5:42
    4.0 ★
  • 5
    Journey From Mariabronn
    7:57
    4.0 ★
  • 6
    Child of Innocence
    4:31
    5.0 ★
  • 7
    Mysteries and Mayhem
    4:11
  • 8
    The Pinnacle
    9:35
    5.0 ★
  • 9
    Bringing It Back
    3:34
    4.0 ★
  • 10
    Down the Road
    3:44
    5.0 ★
  • 11
    What’s on My Mind
    3:25
    4.0 ★
  • 12
    Death of Mother Nature Suite
    7:52
    4.0 ★
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Point of Know Return
    3:12
    3.4 ★
  • 2
    Cheyenne Anthem
    6:53
    4.0 ★
  • 3
    Fight Fire With Fire
    3:42
    2.9 ★
  • 4
    Dust in the Wind
    3:27
    4.0 ★
  • 5
    Hold On
    3:51
    3.5 ★
  • 6
    No One Together
    6:58
    2.5 ★
  • 7
    Play the Game Tonight
    3:27
    2.5 ★
  • 8
    Closet Chronicles
    6:28
    4.5 ★
  • 9
    Sparks of the Tempest
    4:12
  • 10
    Portrait (He Knew)
    4:31
    4.4 ★
  • 11
    On the Other Side
    6:24
    4.0 ★
  • 12
    People of the South Wind
    3:36
  • 13
    A Glimpse of Home
    6:34
  • 14
    Magnum Opus (live)
    8:57
  • CD 3
  • 1
    Can I Tell You
    3:33
    5.0 ★
  • 2
    Lamplight Symphony
    8:15
    5.0 ★
  • 3
    Miracles out of Nowhere
    6:28
    5.0 ★
  • 4
    Questions of My Childhood
    3:38
    4.0 ★
  • 5
    Paradox
    3:50
    5.0 ★
  • 6
    The Spider
    2:09
    4.0 ★
  • 7
    Got to Rock On
    3:21

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Release credits

  • engineer [1.1, 1.3, 1.11, 2.2, 3.3-4]
  • co [2.5-6, 3.7], engineer [2.5-6, 3.7]
  • assistant [7]
  • additional [2], other vocals [2]
  • assistant [3]
  • assistant [3]
  • engineer [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12]
  • background vocals [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12], bass [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12], bass guitar [2.1-8, 2.10, 3.2-7, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11], vocal [2.5-6, 3.7]
  • background vocals [7], guest [7]
  • assistant [7]
  • co [2.5-6, 3.7], engineer [3.7, 2.5-6]
  • additional [5-6], background vocals [7], guest [7]
  • art direction [1.2, 1.4, 1.10, 3.2]
  • assistant [3.7, 2.5-6]
  • assistant [3]
  • assistant [6, 8]
  • assistant [3.3-4, 2.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.11], engineer [2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-6], producer [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.2-6, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11]
  • assistant [1.5, 1.9, 1.12, 3.1]
  • additional [5-6]
  • keyboard [3, 7], lead vocals [3, 7]
  • arranger [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.2-6], producer [2.3, 2.5-7, 3.7]
  • engineer [7], producer [7]
  • Moog [2.2, 3.1-4, 1.1-5, 1.8-9, 1.11-12], acoustic guitar [1.6, 1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-6], background vocals [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12], clavinet [1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 3.3-6, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], electric guitar [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.3-6, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.10-11], guitar [3.7, 1.6, 1.8, 2.5-7], guitar family [3.1, 1.4-5, 1.9-10, 1.12], keyboard [3.7, 2.3, 2.5-7], organ [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12], percussion [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-7], piano [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.11-12, 3.1-6], strings [3.2, 1.2, 1.4], synthesizer [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.2-6, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11], vocal [3.7, 2.5-6]
  • assistant [3.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12]
  • engineer [6, 8]
  • additional [5-6]
  • mix [3], producer [3], recording [3]
  • engineer [3.2, 1.2, 1.4, 1.10]
  • design/illustration [3.2, 1.2, 1.4, 1.10]
  • chimes [2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-6], drums (drum set) [1.1-6, 1.8-12, 3.1-7, 2.1-8, 2.10], electronic drum set [6, 8], glockenspiel [2], gong [3.5-6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], percussion [2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 3.3-7], timpani [3.5-6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], vocal [3.7, 2.5-6]
  • assistant [7]
  • assistant [7]
  • acoustic guitar [3.1-3, 3.5-6, 1.1-5, 1.9-12, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], electric guitar [1.1-5, 1.9-12, 3.1-6, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], guitar [1.6, 1.8, 2.5-7, 3.7], guitar family [1.2, 1.4, 1.10, 3.2], percussion [2.5-6, 3.7], vocal [2.5-6, 3.7]
  • background vocals [1.1-5, 1.9-12, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.1-5], cello [3.5-6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], lead vocals [2.2, 2.5-6, 3.1, 3.3, 1.5, 1.9-10, 1.12], viola [3.3-7, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3, 1.11], violin [3.1-7, 1.1-6, 1.8-12, 2.1-2, 2.4-8, 2.10], vocal [1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 2.7, 3.2, 3.7]
  • background vocals [7], guest [7]
  • assistant [7]
  • Moog [1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 3.2], background vocals [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.1, 3.3-5, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.9-12], celesta [2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-6], clavinet [6, 8], congas [1.5-6, 1.8-9, 1.12, 3.1], keyboard [3.7, 2.5-6], lead vocals [1.1-5, 1.9, 1.11-12, 2.1, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 3.1-2, 3.4-5, 3.7], organ [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.1-6, 1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.11-12], percussion [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-7], piano [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.1, 3.3-6, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.5-6, 1.8-9, 1.9-12, 1.12], synthesizer [1.1, 1.3, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 3.3-6], vibraphone [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 3.5-7], vocal [4, 6, 8]
  • additional [3.5-6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10]
  • additional [5-6]
  • additional [5-6]
  • art direction [10]
  • other vocals [2]
  • additional [2]
  • additional [5-6]
  • producer [3.1-2, 1.2, 1.4-5, 1.9-10, 1.12]

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